European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes july 1977 helps Poy homage to Milton Hichman new York wee Reese should be in baseballs Hall of but thais simply an he int fretting about and because Elf Hawh the baseball writers Haven seen fit yet to install him into the Hall at his Peers voted him into a much bigger and More meaningful Hall a Long time ago die Mali of extraordinary human beyond the Shadow of any Harold pee wee Reese songs in sch Al special place and never was that More apparent than it was monday in the grand ballroom of the new York Sheraton where some of the most cd braced names in baseball were on hand to pay homage to the late Jackie Robin son upon the anniversary of his in trance into major league Bowie the baseball commis made the Robin sons was there with members o her family and she spoke about the Jackie Robinson foundation which has been established to Perpetu ate his name and Hii Joe dimag Gio and Willie the honorary captains for the Allstar also were so were Roy Campaney Don Newcombe and Joe at teammates of Robinson at one Campanella especially caught the emotions of All the people in the room with what he had to say after having recently finished a Hospital confinement of one year and two during most of which time he Obj forced to lie on he big Newcombe was no less but nobody moved those in the huge room More than the former Cap Tain and shortstop for the Brooklyn the Southern boy from Louis vibe who made so much easier for Jackie he did it which is the Best possible Way and often the Only he did it not Only by being the first dodger Puyer to put his Arm rown exd Odger pee wee Reese admired Jackie Robinson sons so everyone could see Row he Felt about a also by being the first to demonstrate that in his eyes Robinson was not so much the first Black player As he was a fellow team and human thank you for into pee wee looking at her silting up on Hie dais along with by people Are always asking me what wan it like playing with Jackie Robin Reese went to Tell you the it was a pushing pee wee Reese remains he ail american his hair is still Wood enough and smile still Boyish enough to evoke Mem ories of the kid who once won the Marble shooting championship of and although he has put on a Little weight since the he held Down shortstop for the it was easy to picture my in the Lime Frame he now began talking about when he was a chief Petty officer in the Navy during the fall of 1945 two years before Rob Inson was to play his first game for the i was coming from Guam and one of the Fellows on the ship came running up to me and pee Treyve just signed a Black the dodgers a half hour he came Back and not Only is he Hes a Short you can imagine How i the Only thing i knew about Jackie Robinson was that he was a great foot Ball player at but Jackie was Good in everything he we found out be was a Good cart y Money a Tennis there was in anything he want Good god bless of Tot of credit for helping him flu Ultra Nice to be remembered that better in than not to be remembered for not hate ing him but i dont think i did someone called Hima or a Watermelon i didst run in the Point my Finger and not supposed to say Jackie could take care of is Reese paused i just put myself in his be pee wee Reese being the Only w 3 White player in a Black no Way 1 could we done 1l no Way at All Jackie was a super he helped me abets Luva lot More than 1 when it came Don Newcombs he spoke of How hed never forget the influence both Robinson and la had upon him As Long As 1 draw breath on this and Joe Black remembered How Robinson want ashamed to cry in front of him when he once received the news his wife was from his wheel Roy Campa Nella talked about Reese As much As he did Aboul pee wee did so much within himself to help Jack and the rest of he he helped us Ive often thought about what it woul Dve been like it we kept then turning to he said you May not realize How much you did Independence notches first Victory in americas cup observation trials a Ted Hood Perez Independence to her first Victory in the americas cup observation trials beating Enterprise by 49 seconds after losing to the Lowell North skippered Sloop by 2 is in the first the Crew feels a lot better said a it was a Long time in after losing a tactical Battle in the Short ened two leg first Hood came Back and won the second race in what North called a Skippers in the first both boats were on a Dougherty succeeds madeiras As head of Germany big league Germany Frank Dougherty of Ramstein has been named president of the Germany big league division of the european Little league for Dougherty succeeds Stuttgart Ray a who has served As president the past two madeiras departs for a new assignment at March fab in River at the end of the the big league provide baseball com petition Tor the lft18 age thu year teams from Kai Stuttgart and Wiesbaden participated in a a game league schedule and a 13gamc postseason Dougherty Hopes to expand the league Competition in any communities interested in competing in the big league program can get further information by Dougherty at Ramsten 2216 starboard Lack with Enterprise tacking away Independence Hood was forced to Lack to out of the Lay and lost precious he rounded the first Mark but in the second Hood look the Start by about eight boat and led by 43 seconds at the tint taking advantage of a is degree wind he maintained that Lead through two lost ground in the a very close reaching the Lead changed hands twice on the fourth a Windward before Hood pulled a we still Haven got it All together Hood but were getting and the sooner the have it together by is the Day before final trials begin to determine the defending american Hood now has a 13 record in the july White North is 22 after picking up a Victory Over Atlanta braves owner Ted Turner and courageous by Disque Alicica hoods record is j9 in the trials which began in and North is 8 courageous bad a Day Oil monday after winning three races and losing one race in observation she is 102 Turners disqualification stemmed from a bumping incident in the second race sat the new York yacht dubs protest committee ruled that Turner was guilty of bearing in on a Leeward boat and had tacked too close to Denver Cage coach Denver i a Bill a highly successful Colorado prep has been named head basketball coach at the University of Denver in a move to revive the schools sagging Weimar coached 29 years at past and George Washington High schools in there was nothing significant in these races to say one boat was faster than an said we gambled on some wind but hoods gambles paid off better in said and i made some mistakes North said to repeatedly Loo dose to Independence in the second race and i got his in match you have to keep the race in we did everything but we Lake River surf Meef slated in Bavaria Munich the third annual bavarian River surfing consisting of two will be held july 3031 near tie slalom where the surfer holds on to a staying within a designated opens the festivities on july starting at 10 on the All River the final event surfing Oil a Wake by rocks or other Obsta cles will be held july 31 at the Isar raft ing Harbor in suiting at registration May be made by surf club 8223 Sann lags Horn the entry fee is 10 11 Gabriel fined demoted to 2 quarterback by eagles api Veteran Phila Delphia eagles quarterback human Gabriel said monday he faces a Fine for reporting to Camp he also disclosed he bad lost the 1 signal calling looking trim for a Man who will turn 37 in Gabriel joined 37 other veterans at Undener College for followed by wind sprints under a grueling july he said that after talking with coach Dick he had agreed to come to Camp As the teams 1 quarterback behind Ron Jaworski and then fight it out with the newcomer for the 1 the last time Gabriel was officially listed As a second string quarterback at the Start of a National football league season was in 1963 when he was playing with the los Angeles a three year was acquired in an of season Trade with the rams for tight end Charlie Dick told me that if Ron and i prove hell go with Gabriel he said id have to be a Good bit i can see his Dick is trying to build with Young i told him to be willing to come to Camp As 2 and work to be and that made him Gabriel had been expected to report to Camp last monday with the free agents and the eagles three other quarterbacks John the 3 signal caller last and Rookie Mike Gabriel was with a former North Carolina state teammate at a Bant ing and fishing Shack in he struck the peace treaty with the eagles by Telephone last in his prime As an Gabriel Proba Bly made about a he said be voluntarily took a so per cent pay Cut last year because he Only played in four he said he expected to make even less this year because of his 2 a 16year Gabriel has had five operations on Bis right
